What rating do you think SwSh is gonna get

[Mega Ampharos the Dragon]

The title explains it all. I personally think it should be E10+ and E10+ since XY

 

[OshyHikari]

Pokemon main series titles always carried an E rating in the US. However, ever since the switchover to 3D in Gen 6, Europe and Australia actually bumped the rating up compared to previous games, going from 3 to 7 under PEGI's system, and from G to PG in Australia. SwSh might still get the E in the US, but it'll certainly still continue the streak of being slapped with the 7 rating in Europe and PG in Australia.

(for those wondering, 7 and PG is literally Europe and Australia's respective equivalent of the E10+ rating).

 

[wolf jani]

I still don't understand why they're giving pokemon pegi 7 ratings.

 

[OshyHikari]

I still don't understand why they're giving pokemon pegi 7 ratings.

Or in Australia, the PG rating. I'm guessing it's because of something like "mild animated violence".

 

[mysticalglacia]

Imo it should’ve been E10+ since BW ( introduced more mature themes going forward), but it’ll probably still get an E in the US. The PEGI 7 rating is extreme though.

 

[Satoshi & Touko]

What they will get: E

What they should get: T

 

[BCVM22]

It's been E for as long as that rating has existed. Not sure why Sword/Shield would be different.

What they should get: T

There is nothing about these games that "should" warrant that rating. That's silly.

 

[Satoshi & Touko]

There is nothing about these games that "should" warrant that rating. That's silly.

I don't mean they should be T-rated given what we've seen, I mean, they should've made SwSh to be a game that would warrant a T-rating. You know, to reflect the actual audience of these games.

 

[BCVM22]

I was under no misconception what you meant. I stand by it.

There's nothing about Pokémon that "should" garner a T rating, nor is that the "actual audience" of these games. Pokémon is a kid's franchise. Always has been, always will be. That much is constant, as are older fans who are still playing the games (I belong to this group) and as are older fans who are still playing the games but demand the games change their content level to suit them (I do not belong to this group, as that is, again, incredibly silly). The notion itself is baffling. What would that entail, even? Blood? Language? "Mature themes"? Why would they do any of that?

Nowhere else would we go to something we enjoyed when we were younger and demand it grow up with us, leaving nothing for the kids of today, of which we were once one. I perpetually question why we do it here.

 

[Erron Black]

You know, to reflect the actual audience of these games.

The rating doesn't mean jack in those regards.

All it means is it has content that is generally acceptable for those specified audiences. If it's rated M, then it has mature themes and content that should generally be seen by adults rather than teens + children. If it's rated E then it's content/themes are fine for all audiences no matter the age.

There's really no reason to shake up the Pokemon formula just to warrant a T-rating, and for what? So they can slip in... blood and some lesser curse words? It's completely nonsensical.

 

[Hydrohs]

I don't mean they should be T-rated given what we've seen, I mean, they should've made SwSh to be a game that would warrant a T-rating. You know, to reflect the actual audience of these games.

The actual audience of the games are young people. People that are too young to play a T rated game.

 

[Satoshi & Touko]

The actual audience of the games are young people. People that are too young to play a T rated game.

I'm sorry, but I don't believe that for a minute. I need proof.

 

[DannyDark]

I'm sorry, but I don't believe that for a minute. I need proof.

Honestly, at this point, I'm with you.
I'd be genuinely interested to see a breakdown of the age groups that are actually playing Pokemon nowadays.. if it is mostly children, as people repeatedly claim, or whether teens or adults have taken over a majority.

 

[Mega Ampharos the Dragon]

So, should I add teen as a rating for the poll?

 

[Erron Black]

The actual audience of the games are young people. People that are too young to play a T rated game.

I wouldn't say that's the actual audience.

It's the intended audience for sure, but I'm pretty certain it's safe to say that a majority of the fans + players are teens/adults.

The thing is, that's mostly because these people got into Pokemon at a younger age. This is just how Pokemon is trying to reel in new longtime fans of the series. Get them in on it when they're young, get them hooked, and you have more people that will purchase + play your games for a long time.

The rating doesn't need to change at all, in fact, the series being accessible to all ages is much more beneficial than if they were to decide to throw in violence, blood, and minor cursing for no reason just to slap a T-rating onto the cover. Demanding the series become more mature is just not a reasonable demand at all.

 

[Hydrohs]

We're the minority, there's no doubt about that. If you really think that the majority of millions in sales are not to children, then I'm not sure what to tell you.

 

[PokeMon2.0]

Of course, E for everyone.

 

[Xuxuba]

Do ratings really matter where you guys live?

Here kids can just buy any game they want regardless of the rating...

 

[JLK2707]

PG.

 

[wolf jani]

Do ratings really matter where you guys live?

Here kids can just buy any game they want regardless of the rating...

Technically most kids can. But some with strict parents can't.